The accused had been lodged in a separate cell in the district jail since February 2007 as his bail was denied by the Allahabad High Court. Four other accused in the case are still in Dasna jail.

Merajuddin and Babulal of the Rashtriya Lok Dal were forced to step down as Uttar Pradesh ministers after Pradhan said Kavita was murdered over a dispute regarding black money collected from politicians who allegedly had intimate relationship with her.

Kavita was murdered allegedly after a dispute over sharing the money extorted from Meerajuddin. Her body was thrown into a canal and has not been recovered yet.